Monday, September 14, 2009

Fall TV preview: Tuesday

ABC: "Shark Tank" is at 8 p.m. followed by the "Dancing with the Stars" results show. While at 10 p.m. the latest Jerry Bruckheimer procedural "The Forgotten" will try to keep audiences interested. It stars Christian Slater as a former cop who leads a team that investigates the murders of unidentified victims. I'm always willing to give Christian Slater a chance and with a huge lead in, it could do well.

CBS: With the "NCIS" double feature monopolizing the night, CBS definitely has the strongest ratings numbers, however, spin-offs can be tricky and this one has already had some controversy. "NCIS: Los Angeles" has undergone cast changes and a few minor plot changes but it will probably still be a big hit because "NCIS" is enormously popular.

At 10 p.m. Julianna Margulies returns to TV with Chris Noth in "The Good Wife." She plays a politician's wife who must return to practicing law after a scandal. Margulies is great at playing the strong yet vulnerable female lead so this is a show with definite possibilities.

CW: A lineup so awful it's not worth mentioning.

FOX/NBC: Both networks go the reality route with FOX airing summer hit "So You Think You Can Dance" in the fall and NBC giving us yet another season of "The Biggest Loser."

Perhaps the best showdown of the season will be the battle of the dance shows when "DWTS" takes on "SYTYCD."

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